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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), Jamie B. Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) announced $348,108,466 in federal funding for Maryland in fiscal year 2022 to strengthen public transit infrastructure across the state. The lawmakers helped secure this increased federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) – which can be used to modernize aging infrastructure, upgrade vehicles, expand accessibility of transit stations, improve safety, address equity in transportation, and more – through the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

This week, House Democrats took much-needed action to help Fifth District small businesses and restaurants hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday, I was proud to bring to the House Floor and secure passage of the Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022 and I urge the Senate to act swiftly to send this legislation to President Biden’s desk.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) spoke on the House Floor this morning in support of H.R. 3807, the Relief for Restaurants and other Hard-Hit Small Businesses Act, which would replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and establish a ‘Hard-Hit Industries Award Program’ to keep employees on the payroll at businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery and a link to the video:

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after the Senate voted to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court:

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) spoke on the House Floor this afternoon urging support for H.Res 1037, which would hold former President Trump officials Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino Jr. in criminal contempt of Congress. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the video:

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after President Biden signed the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act into law

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) in announcing the addition of three historical sites in Maryland as new listings to the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The new listings join over 700 sites, facilities, and programs already in the Network that provide insight into the experiences of those who bravely escaped slavery and those who assisted them.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) and David Trone (MD-06) for a meeting with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig. The meeting served as a follow up to letters from Team Maryland, as well as other Senate and House members, over the last few months, as they continue to prioritize ensuring the IRS is more responsive to the requests of Marylanders, many of whom have been caught in the massive backlog currently facing the agency that has been spread thin over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the 2021 tax season ends in less than two weeks on April 18, millions of returns remain unprocessed from the 2020 tax-filing season.